3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (465+ words) Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) are supposed to help your cells grow and divide. When this gene mutates, it can get stuck producing new cells, leading to abnormal cell growth, otherwise known as cancer. It’s a significant risk factor for…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (389+ words) Superior Analgesia in Transradial Coronory Angiography With EMLA+Lidocaine Combo Physician's Weekly Superior Analgesia in Transradial Coronory Angiography With EMLA+Lidocaine Combo Combining an eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) patch with local lidocaine infiltration significantly reduces access‑site pain…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (600+ words) The medication didn’t work.” Nearly every clinician who manages chronic disease has heard some version of this statement. Sometimes treatment truly fails. Sometimes disease progresses despite appropriate therapy. But often the issue is more subtle: a gap between what the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) According to the authors, although psoriasis and IBD share overlapping genetic and immune mechanisms, clinicians lack clear evidence on how concomitant psoriasis alters the clinical course of IBD. Results revealed significantly higher use of biologics and IMMs among the IBD-PS…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (58+ words) When & How to Treat Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation Physician's Weekly When & How to Treat Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation The American Association for Thoracic Surgery convened an international multidisciplinary expert panel to establish recommendations for atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). Immunization…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) Benefits of Early Sepsis Fluids Extend Beyond Traditional High-Risk Groups A cohort study published in JAMA Network Open offers real-world evidence supporting early fluid resuscitation across patient populations with cardiovascular and renal comorbidities. Immunization Awareness Month: Strategies to Address Vaccine…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) Researchers analyzed data from 1,153,998 commercially insured women with a single delivery and no preexisting CKM disorders. Among the study population, 95,103 women (8.2%) had gestational diabetes. Median follow-up was 2.4 years, with outcomes tracked through 2023. Although the strongest associations involved dysglycemia, gestational diabetes…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) Christina A. Sheil, MD Research evaluating online health information shows significant variability in accuracy, completeness and reliability, reinforcing the need for critical appraisal of digital resources.2 In this environment, the clinician’s role is not to dismiss online information but to guide…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) FBT incorporated nutrition and physical activity counseling, behavioral skills training, goal setting, self-monitoring, positive parenting strategies, and social support components. Families were offered 26 to 33 treatment sessions over 12 months, while both groups continued to receive obesity care from their primary care…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (119+ words) The authors argued that clinicians should move beyond viewing these disorders as entirely separate disease entities. Instead, evaluating patients according to dominant pathogenic mechanisms may facilitate more precise treatment selection. For example, patients with CTD-associated myelitis who are AQP4-IgG positive…...